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Traffic cops will be on high alert in B.C. this Victoria Day long weekend
BC Highway Patrol is going to make a push to keep roads safe this Victoria…

8-year-old Kelowna actor plays reality TV star Honey Boo Boo in biopic
Some kids take karate lessons after school, play hockey on the weekends or take music…

BC Conservatives attack MLA Tara Armstrong and fellow Independents
The BC Conservatives are out for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong and two other MLAs formerly on…

Conservative MP pushing for a stay of execution for flock of ostriches in Kootenays
Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee Conservative MP Scott Anderson is officially pushing for a stay of execution for…

South Okanagan foresters, First Nation seek more sustainable silviculture practises
A cutting-edge initiative in the South Okanagan aims to add commercial value to natural forest…

Kelowna considers future without RCMP as it weighs municipal police transition
Kelowna now hosts the country’s largest RCMP detachment after Surrey’s move away from the national…

Summerland high school teacher charged with voyeurism
A Summerland secondary school teacher has been charged with voyeurism. Taylor Paul Holubetz was supposed…

iN NUMBERS: Building permit values plummet in Kamloops, steady in Okanagan
It’s easy to end up in a panic about the housing crisis, especially if you…

RCMP make arrest in late night shooting in Vernon
An assault led to a shooting in Vernon Wednesday night, and police have a suspect…

Three searches, one arrest in Tk’emlups pot shop raids
Cops seized illegal cigarettes and cannabis in three raids this week on the Tk’emlups reserve.…

Kelowna man fined $13,000 for hunting bighorn ram
A Kelowna man has been fined and temporarily banned from hunting after he lied about…

Sicamous bridge blockade lifted after talks between First Nations and construction companies
A Trans-Canada Highway bridge blockade by Splatsin First Nation earlier this week has been lifted…

Kelowna student’s ‘suspension’ overturned; sues school district for $900,000
A Kelowna mother successfully appealed when her daughter was forced to move schools. They are…

EXCESSIVE FORCE: Penticton RCMP officers beat, tasered prolific offender, judge tosses evidence
A BC Supreme Court judge has rejected the testimony of five Penticton RCMP officers, finding…
Kelowna man wins legal fight after ICBC ‘ignored’ the details
A Kelowna man has won a legal challenge against ICBC after the provincial insurer classified…